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A statement on its twitter page read: “In a world of social media, J D Wetherspoon has decided to close down all Facebook, twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts for individual pubs and head office.

"Rather than using social media, we will continue to release new stories and information about forthcoming evening on our website (jdwetherspoon.com) and in our printed magazine – Wetherspoon news.

“If you’ve been active in contacting us through social media, please continue to feed back at your local pub or via customer services, through our website.

“Thank you for being a loyal Wetherspoon customer – we hope to see you in your local pub soon.”

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Wetherspoon has more than 44,000 Twitter followers and more than 100,000 followers on Facebook.